"WEY" 2008 Obituary

WEYMAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-02-08 published
LINDSAY,
Doctor▼William▼Kerr,▼ O.Ont., M.D., B.Sc. (Med.,) M.S.,
F.R.C.S.C., F.A.C.S.
(3 September 1920-5 February 2008)
Compassionate and caring to everyone he met, Bill
LINDSAY passed
away peacefully in his 88th year in Toronto. Dearly loved by
his wife of 63 years, Peggy
(FRANCES,) his children William (Patty,)
Barbara (Norm
HOTSON,)
Katherine▼
(John▼RILEY) and Anne (John
WEYMAN,) and his grandchildren, Jennifer
COLLARD
(John,▼)
Melissa▼
and James LINDSAY, Brett (Daisy), Kai and Tyler
HOTSON, Reed
and Julia RILEY, and Tosh, Jesse and Luke
WEYMAN.
The▼ eldest
of five, he was predeceased by his brother Rod and will be remembered
with love by his brothers Keith and Barrie and his sister Helen.
Bill was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. His
parents were born near Lochwinnoch and left the Ottawa Valley
on the afternoon of their wedding in 1919 on a one-way rail ticket
to Vancouver. His father operated the Vancouver Tugboat Company
and, by age 12, Bill was working part-time on the tugboats up
and down the coast.
An outstanding doctor, educator and researcher, Doctor Bill
LINDSAY
spent most of his professional life in Toronto as head of the
Division of Plastic Surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children.
With skilled surgeon's hands, he helped more than 18,000 patients
born with cleft lips and palates and congenital deformities of
the hand, as well as accident and burn victims. His medical research
focused on the healing of flexor tendons in hands, and he authored
126 medical publications. Bill was Professor, Division of Plastic
Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto
for 21 years. The many plastic surgeons who studied with him
honoured him by establishing the W.K. Lindsay Club and the annual
Lindsay-Thomson Symposium in Paediatric Plastic Surgery. He served
in many hospital and academic roles, including President of both
the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Association
of Plastic Surgeons.
Starting in 1990, Bill coordinated Canadian International Development
Agency's Canada-China Burn Centre Plastic Surgery Linkage Program,
through which he became Honourary head of the Gansu Provincial
People's Hospital in Langzhou City. In retirement, he served
as medical trustee and advisor to the R.S. McLaughlin and J.P. Bickell
foundations. Internationally and
in Canada, Bill was widely recognized
and, in 2003, was specially pleased to join the Order of Ontario.
For more than 50 years, Bill and Peggy's farm in the hills of
Mono has been their beloved retreat. Together, they turned blowing
sand into productive land, planting trees, creating ponds and
protecting the headwaters and forests, while raising his Angus
cattle. His family and many young colleagues joined him for tree-planting
week-ends each spring, and with many hands and shovels, many
acres were restored. Bill's love of outdoor life was shared with
his children and grandchildren
farming, fishing, skiing, gardening, horsemanship and beekeeping
were learned at his side. Bill was at his farm regularly until
the month before his death.
His family would like to extend sincere thanks to all the caregivers
who helped Bill remain active and at home these past two years,
and to the staff at the Toronto Western Hospital who cared for
him the last three weeks. In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made to the Plastic Surgery and Burns Research Fund, c/o Dr. C.
Forrest, Suite 5430, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University
Avenue, Toronto M5G 1X8. A service celebrating Bill's life will
be held at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church in Toronto on Thursday,
February 21 at 2 p.m. There will be a spring interment at Relessey
Cemetery in Mono.

WEYMAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-02-11 published
LINDSAY,
Doctor▲▼William▲▼Kerr,▲▼ O.Ont., M.D., B.Sc. (Med.,)
M.S., F.R.C.S.C., F.A.C.S.
(3 September 1920-5 February 2008)
Compassionate and caring to everyone he met, Bill
LINDSAY passed
away peacefully in his 88th year in Toronto. Dearly loved by
his wife of 63 years, Peggy
(FRANCES,) his children William (Patty,)
Barbara (Norm
HOTSON,)
Katherine▲▼
(John▲▼RILEY) and Anne (John
WEYMAN,) and his grandchildren, Jennifer
COLLARD
(John,▲▼)
Melissa▲▼
and James LINDSAY, Brett (Daisy), Kai and Tyler
HOTSON, Reed
and Julia RILEY, and Tosh, Jesse and Luke
WEYMAN.
The▲▼ eldest
of five, he was predeceased by his brother Rod and will be remembered
with love by his brothers Keith and Barrie and his sister Helen.
Bill was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. His
parents were born near Lochwinnoch and left the Ottawa Valley
on the afternoon of their wedding in 1919 on a one-way rail ticket
to Vancouver. His father operated the Vancouver Tugboat Company
and, by age 12, Bill was working part-time on the tugboats up
and down the coast.
An outstanding doctor, educator and researcher, Doctor Bill
LINDSAY
spent most of his professional life in Toronto as head of the
Division of Plastic Surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children.
With skilled surgeon's hands, he helped more than 18,000 patients
born with cleft lips and palates and congenital deformities of
the hand, as well as accident and burn victims. His medical research
focused on the healing of flexor tendons in hands, and he authored
126 medical publications. Bill was Professor, Division of Plastic
Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto
for 21 years. The many plastic surgeons who studied with him
honoured him by establishing the W.K. Lindsay Club and the annual
Lindsay-Thomson Symposium in Paediatric Plastic Surgery. He served
in many hospital and academic roles, including President of both
the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Association
of Plastic Surgeons.
Starting in 1990, Bill coordinated Canadian International Development
Agency's Canada-China Burn Centre Plastic Surgery Linkage Program,
through which he became Honourary head of the Gansu Provincial
People's Hospital in Langzhou City. In retirement, he served
as medical trustee and advisor to the R.S. McLaughlin and J.P. Bickell
foundations. Internationally and
in Canada, Bill was widely recognized
and, in 2003, was specially pleased to join the Order of Ontario.
For more than 50 years, Bill and Peggy's farm in the hills of
Mono has been their beloved retreat. Together, they turned blowing
sand into productive land, planting trees, creating ponds and
protecting the headwaters and forests, while raising his Angus
cattle. His family and many young colleagues joined him for tree-planting
week-ends each spring, and with many hands and shovels, many
acres were restored. Bill's love of outdoor life was shared with
his children and grandchildren. Farming, fishing, skiing, gardening,
horsemanship and beekeeping were learned at his side. Bill was
at his farm regularly until the month before his death.
His family would like to extend sincere thanks to all the caregivers
who helped Bill remain active and at home these past two years,
and to the staff at the Toronto Western Hospital who cared for
him the last three weeks. In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made to the Plastic Surgery and Burns Research Fund, c/o Dr. C.
FORREST,
Suite▼ 5430, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University
Avenue, Toronto M5G 1X8. A service celebrating Bill's life will
be held at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church in Toronto on Thursday,
February 21 at 2 p.m. There will be a spring interment at Relessey
Cemetery in Mono.

WEYMAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-02-14 published
LINDSAY,
Doctor▲William▲Kerr,▲ O.Ont., M.D., B.Sc. (Med.,) M.S.,
F.R.C.S.C., F.A.C.S.
(3 Sept 1920-5 Feb 2008)
Compassionate and caring to everyone he met, Bill
LINDSAY passed
away peacefully in his 88th year in Toronto. Dearly loved by
his wife of 63 years, Peggy
(FRANCES,) his children William (Patty,)
Barbara (Norm
HOTSON,)
Katherine▲
(John▲RILEY) and Anne (John
WEYMAN,) and his grandchildren, Jennifer
COLLARD
(John,▲)
Melissa▲
and James LINDSAY, Brett (Daisy), Kai and Tyler
HOTSON, Reed
and Julia RILEY, and Tosh, Jesse and Luke
WEYMAN.
The▲ eldest
of five, he was predeceased by his brother Rod and will be remembered
with love by his brothers Keith and Barrie and his sister Helen.
Bill was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. His
parents were born near Lochwinnoch and left the Ottawa Valley
on the afternoon of their wedding in 1919 on a one-way rail ticket
to Vancouver. His father operated the Vancouver Tugboat Company
and, by age 12, Bill was working part-time on the tugboats up
and down the coast.
An outstanding doctor, educator and researcher, Doctor Bill
LINDSAY
spent most of his professional life in Toronto as head of the
Division of Plastic Surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children.
With skilled surgeon's hands, he helped more than 18,000 patients
born with cleft lips and palates and congenital deformities of
the hand, as well as accident and burn victims. His medical research
focused on the healing of flexor tendons in hands, and he authored
126 medical publications. Bill was Professor, Division of Plastic
Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto
for 21 years. The many plastic surgeons who studied with him
honoured him by establishing the W.K. Lindsay Club and the annual
Lindsay-Thomson Symposium in Paediatric Plastic Surgery. He served
in many hospital and academic roles, including President of both
the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Association
of Plastic Surgeons.
Starting in 1990, Bill coordinated Canadian International Development
Agency's Canada-China Burn Centre Plastic Surgery Linkage Program,
through which he became Honourary head of the Gansu Provincial
People's Hospital in Langzhou City. In retirement, he served
as medical trustee and advisor to the R.S. McLaughlin and J.P. Bickell
foundations. Internationally and
in Canada, Bill was widely recognized
and, in 2003, was specially pleased to join the Order of Ontario.
For more than 50 years, Bill and Peggy's farm in the hills of
Mono has been their beloved retreat. Together, they turned blowing
sand into productive land, planting trees, creating ponds and
protecting the headwaters and forests, while raising his Angus
cattle. His family and many young colleagues joined him for tree-planting
week-ends each spring, and with many hands and shovels, many
acres were restored. Bill's love of outdoor life was shared with
his children and grandchildren farming, fishing, skiing, gardening,
horsemanship and beekeeping were learned at his side. Bill was
at his farm regularly until the month before his death.
His family would like to extend sincere thanks to all the caregivers
who helped Bill remain active and at home these past two years,
and to the staff at the Toronto Western Hospital who cared for
him the last three weeks. In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made to the Plastic Surgery and Burns Research Fund, c/o Dr. C.
FORREST,
Suite▲ 5430, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University
Avenue, Toronto M5G 1X8. A service celebrating Bill's life will
be held at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church in Toronto on Thursday,
February 21 at 2 p.m. There will be a spring interment at Relessey
Cemetery in Mono.